Your privacy is important to us. The NEXUS Institute is an independent international human rights research and policy center headquartered in Washington, D.C. We value and respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we use, disclose, and protect the personal information of individuals who visit and use our website.
By visiting our website, or by sharing personal information with the NEXUS Institute, you are agreeing to and accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. The NEXUS Institute is the data controller for processing of personal information defined as personal data under applicable data protection law (“personal data”).
From time to time, our Privacy Policy will be reviewed and revised. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with those changes. Whenever we change our Privacy Policy we will post an updated version on our website, including the last date of revision. This Privacy Policy was last revised on 29 April 2021.
Our website address is https://nexusinstitute.net/
What information do we collect?
Personal information is data that can be used to identify or contact a single person. We generally collect or receive personal information in two ways:
- when you voluntarily provide information to us, such as when you contact us or sign up for our mailing list;
- we collect information automatically, such as through use of our website. Like most websites, we collect basic web traffic information (such as IP addresses) to monitor overall usage of our site. This helps us understand traffic patterns and know if there are problems on the site. We use Google Analytics to collect certain analytical information to help us better understand activity on the website and improve the quality of the website. We receive this data in an aggregated, anonymous form that does not personally identify any individual user. You can obtain additional information on Google Analytics’ collection and processing of data, including how to opt out, here.
How do we use your personal information?
We use your personal information:
- to provide the information you request;
- to stay in contact with you and provide you with updates and information;
- to better understand our users, their interests, and their preferences, in order to provide more targeted communications;
- to measure the effectiveness of our content;
- to monitor performance of the website;
- for internal auditing and monitoring and evaluation purposes.
We also collect information in an aggregated form that does not, on its own, permit direct association with any specific individual. We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose aggregated or otherwise non-personal information for any purpose.
Do we share your personal information?
The NEXUS Institute does not disclose your personal information to any third parties except to vendors who provide services for us and/or on our behalf, including (without limitation) our website and data hosting providers, email providers, and technology service providers, in which case, the NEXUS Institute uses reasonable steps to ensure such third parties keep your personal information confidential and do not use or disclose your personal information for any purpose other than the purpose of providing those services to us. In exceptional circumstances, the NEXUS Institute may be required or permitted by law to disclose personal information, for example where such disclosure is necessary to meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or other legal obligation; detect, investigate and help prevent security, fraud, or technical issues; and/or protect the rights, property, or safety of the NEXUS Institute, our employees or other users of the website; or otherwise with your consent.
You can use third-party social networking services (such Facebook and Twitter) to share information about your experience on our website. These social networking services may be able to collect information about you, including your activity on our website. Your interactions with those social networking services are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the relevant service.
How do we keep your information secure?
The NEXUS Institute is committed to keeping your information secure. We endeavor to take all reasonable steps to keep secure any information that we hold about you, and to keep this information accurate and up to date. Your information is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities. Other than the sharing of information outlined in this Privacy Policy, personally identifiable information is not accessible by the public, and we require our employees and data processors to respect the confidentiality of any personal information.
Links to other website
The NEXUS Institute website contains links to other websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of linked sites, as the NEXUS Institute is not responsible for the practices or privacy policies of those sites.
What kind of communication can I expect from the NEXUS Institute?
If you sign-up for our mailing list you may receive emails with news, resources, and information on our publications and activities.
If you submit a contact request through a contact form on this website, you can expect us to respond to your request via one of the contact methods you provide to us.
Opting out of our email notifications will be possible.
What rights do I have over my data?
If you have submitted personal information on this site, you can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided below on this page:
- See what data we have about you, if any.
- Change/correct any data we have about you.
- Have us delete any data we have about you – this does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- Express any concern you have about our use of your data.